Clothing, wig, and hair extensions travel and storage bag and method

ABSTRACT

A bag for storing one or more of clothing, wig, and hair extensions is provided. The bag may include first and second front top sections; first and second front middle sections; first and second front bottom sections; a back section; and a zipper. In a closed state the zipper is configured to join the first and second front top sections; the first and second front middle sections; and the first and second front bottom sections. The combination of the first and second front top sections, the first and second front middle sections, and the first and second front bottom sections, in the closed state, are configured to form an hourglass shape; and the back section overlaps the first and second front top sections, the first and second front middle sections, and the first and second front bottom sections when those sections are configured to form the hourglass shape.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)

The present application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Patentapplication Ser. No. 63/088,019, filed on Oct. 6, 2020, inventor andapplicant Stephanie Denise Williams.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to devices for clothing, wig, and/or hairextensions travel and storage bags and methods.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

There are various known devices for clothing, wig, and/or hairextensions travel and storage bags and/or methods.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present application incorporates by reference the entirety of U.S.provisional patent application Ser. No. 63/088,019, filed on Oct. 6,2020, inventor and applicant Stephanie Denise Williams.

In at least one embodiment, a bag for storing one or more of clothing,wig, and hair extensions is provided. The bag may include a first fronttop section and a second front top section; a first front middle sectionand a second front middle section; a first front bottom section and asecond front bottom section; a back section; and a zipper.

In at least one embodiment, in a closed state the zipper is configuredto join first front top section with the second front top section; thefirst front middle section with the second front middle section; and thefirst front bottom section with the second front bottom section; whereinthe first front top section is fixed to a first end of the first frontmiddle section; wherein the second front top section is fixed to a firstend of the second front middle section; wherein the first front middlesection is fixed at a second end, opposite the first end of the firstfront middle section, to the first front bottom section; wherein thesecond front middle section is fixed at a second end, opposite the firstend of the second front middle section, to the second front bottomsection; wherein the combination of the first and second front topsections, the first and second front middle sections, and the first andsecond front bottom sections, in the closed state, are configured toform an hourglass shape; and wherein the back section is fixed to thefirst and second front top sections, the first and second front middlesections, and the first and second front bottom sections, so that in theclosed state the back section overlaps the first and second front topsections, the first and second front middle sections, and the first andsecond front bottom sections where the first and second front topsections, the first and second front middle sections, and the first andsecond front bottom sections are configured to form the hourglass shape.

In at least one embodiment, the first front middle section and thesecond front middle section are transparent; the first front top sectionand the second front top section are opaque; and the first front bottomsection and the second front bottom section are opaque. The back sectionmay be opaque.

In at least one embodiment, a method is provided comprising the stepsof: storing one or more of clothing, wig, and hair extensions in a bag;and afterwards putting the bag into a closed state; wherein the bag maybe configured as previously described.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front, top, and left perspective view of a clothing, wig,and hair extensions travel and storage bag on a hanger, in accordancewith an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is front elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hairextensions travel and storage bag of FIG. 1 on the hanger of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hairextensions travel and storage bag of FIG. 1 on the hanger of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hairextensions travel and storage bag of FIG. 1 on the hanger of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hairextensions travel and storage bag of FIG. 1 on the hanger of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hairextensions travel and storage bag of FIG. 1 on the hanger of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hairextensions travel and storage bag of FIG. 1 on the hanger of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a front, top, and left perspective view of a clothing, wig,and hair extensions travel and storage bag on a hanger, wherein thehanger is the same as in FIG. 1, and the bag of FIG. 8 is the same asthe bag of FIG. 1, except that a zipper and a window are shown in FIG. 8with dashed lines to show disclaimer of the zipper in FIG. 8 and thewindow in FIG. 8;

FIG. 9 is front elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hairextensions travel and storage bag of FIG. 8 on the hanger of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hairextensions travel and storage bag of FIG. 8 on the hanger of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hairextensions travel and storage bag of FIG. 8 on the hanger of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hairextensions travel and storage bag of FIG. 8 on the hanger of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a top elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hairextensions travel and storage bag of FIG. 8 on the hanger of FIG. 8; and

FIG. 14 is a bottom elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hairextensions travel and storage bag of FIG. 8 on the hanger of FIG. 8.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front, top, and left perspective view of a clothing, wig,and hair extensions travel and storage bag 1 on a hanger 100, inaccordance with an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is frontelevational view of the clothing, wig, and hair extensions travel andstorage bag 1 of FIG. 1 on the hanger 100 of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a rearelevational view of the clothing, wig, and hair extensions travel andstorage bag 1 of FIG. 1 on the hanger 100 of FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is a leftside elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hair extensions traveland storage bag 1 of FIG. 1 on the hanger 100 of FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is aright side elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hair extensionstravel and storage bag 1 of FIG. 1 on the hanger 100 of FIG. 1. FIG. 6is a top elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hair extensionstravel and storage bag 1 of FIG. 1 on the hanger 100 of FIG. 1. FIG. 7is a bottom elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hair extensionstravel and storage bag 1 of FIG. 1 on the hanger 100 of FIG. 1.

Referring to FIGS. 1-7, the clothing, wig, and hair extensions traveland storage bag 1 includes a front top section 2, a front top section 4,a front middle section 6, a front middle section 8, a bottom or hips andthigh section 10, a bottom or hips and thigh section 12, zipper teeth 14(which typically includes two rows of zipper teeth), zipper slider 16, aloop or strap 18, and a back section 20 (shown, for example in FIG. 3.

In at least one embodiment, it is preferred that the front middlesections 6 and 8 be transparent or see through, to accentuate the middlesection of female clothing which is held within an inner chamber of theclothing and extension wig bag 1. When the clothing, wig, and hairextensions travel and storage bag 1 is in a closed state as shown inFIGS. 1-7, with the two rows of zipper teeth 14 joined together, thereis an inner chamber 1 b (whose location is shown by FIG. 1, except 1 bis within the combination of sections 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 20),completely and/or substantially enclosed by sections 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12,and 20, except for top opening 1 a shown in FIG. 1.

In at least one embodiment, the zipper slider 16 is configured to beslid upwards in the direction U1 separate the two rows of zipper teeth14 to permit section 2 to be separated from section 4, section 6 to beseparated from section 8, and section 10 to be separated from section12, to form an opening between the two rows of teeth 14 to allow an itemof clothing to be removed from the inner chamber 1 b of the clothing,wig, and hair extensions travel and storage bag or apparatus 1. In atleast one embodiment, the sections 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 and the backsection 20, are configured and combined so that the combination of thesesections forms an hourglass and/or female shape for the bag 1. This hourglass shape for the combination of sections 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 20,and/or the bag 1, is desirable functionally, because female clothesoften have an hour glass shape, and is also desirable aestheticallybecause it provides a pleasing and/or stylish hour glass figure fortransporting clothing and/or hair wigs and extensions.

FIG. 8 is a front, top, and left perspective view of a clothing, wig,and hair extensions travel and storage bag 1′ on the hanger 100, whereinthe hanger 100 is the same as in FIG. 1, and the clothing, wig, and hairextensions travel and storage bag 1′ of FIG. 8 is the same as theclothing, wig, and hair extensions travel and storage bag 1 of FIG. 1,except that a zipper 16′ and a window of middle sections 6′ and 8′ areshown in FIG. 8 with dashed lines to show disclaimer of the zipper 16′in FIG. 8 and the window of middle sections 6′ and 8′ in FIG. 8.

FIG. 9 is front elevational view of the clothing and extension wig bag1′ of FIG. 8 on the hanger 100 of FIG. 8. FIG. 10 is a rear elevationalview of the clothing, wig, and hair extensions travel and storage bag 1′of FIG. 8 on the hanger 100 of FIG. 8.

FIG. 11 is a left side elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hairextensions travel and storage bag 1′ of FIG. 8 on the hanger 100 of FIG.8. FIG. 12 is a right side elevational view of the clothing, wig, andhair extensions travel and storage bag 1′ of FIG. 8 on the hanger 100 ofFIG. 8. FIG. 13 is a top elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hairextensions travel and storage bag 1′ of FIG. 8 on the hanger 100 of FIG.8. FIG. 14 is a bottom elevational view of the clothing, wig, and hairextensions travel and storage bag and/or hair extensions wig travel andstorage bag 1′ of FIG. 8 on the hanger 100 of FIG. 8.

The largest width W1, shown by a dashed line in FIG. 2, of thecombination of front top sections 2 and 4 may be about fourteen incheson average. In at least one embodiment, it is critical that the width W1be configured to match a shoulder width of a person whose clothes, wigs,or hair extensions are stored in the bag 1 or bag 1′. In at least oneembodiment of the present invention, the width W1 is matched to aparticular size and/or shoulder size of an individual and the bag 1 orbag 1′ may be configured to come in multiple sizes, such as small,medium, and large, matching various shoulder widths for various sizepersons.

Similarly, the smallest width, W2, shown by another dashed line in FIG.2, of the combination of middle sections 6 and 8 may be about twelveinches on average. In at least one embodiment, it is critical that thewidth W2 be configured to match a waist width of a person whose clothes,wigs, or hair extensions are stored in the bag 1 or bag 1′. In at leastone embodiment of the present invention, the width W2 is matched to aparticular size and/or waist width size of an individual and the bag 1or bag 1′ may be configured to come in multiple sizes, such as small,medium, and large, matching various waist widths for various sizepersons.

The largest width, W3, shown by another dashed line in FIG. 2, of thecombination of bottom or hip sections 10 and 12 may be about sixteeninches on average. In at least one embodiment, it is critical that thewidth W3 be configured to match a hip width of a person whose clothes,wigs, or hair extensions are stored in the bag 1 or bag 1′. In at leastone embodiment of the present invention, the width W3 is matched to aparticular size and/or hip width size of an individual and the bag 1 orbag 1′ may be configured to come in multiple sizes, such as small,medium, and large, matching various hip widths for various size persons.

Generally, the width W2 will be less than the width W1, and the hipwidth D3 will be greater than W1 and W2, to accentuate an hourglassshape.

The bag 1 or the bag 1′ may have a height of H1 (not including the loop18), which may be on average about twenty-seven inches. The height H1will typically vary depending on the height of the particular person thebag is meant for. There may be a distance D1, which is about 6.5 inches,shown in FIG. 2, from the largest hip width to the bottom of the bag 1or bag 1′.

In at least one embodiment, the bag 1 or the bag 1′ may be closed at theleft and right sides, and on the top except for opening 1 a, but may beopening at the bottom 1 b, to allow some clothing which is longer tofall through an opening at bottom 1 b.

In at least one embodiment, the top of a stitch pattern dividing middlesections 6 and 8 from bottom sections 10 and 12, may start approximatelya distance of D2, which may be about ten inches above the bottom 1 b.

The bag 1 or the bag 1′ may be made of a faux leather, such as a fauxcroc leather. The sections 2, 4, 10, 12, and the back section 20 may beopaque, i.e. not transparent, while the middle sections 6 and 8 may betransparent or see through. However, depending on the type of clothingor what is in the bag 1 or the bag 1′, it is contemplated that one ormore sections of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 20 may be either transparent oropaque, while other sections of 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 20 may be theopposite. This helps, at least to accentuate various clothing.

In at least one embodiment, the back section 20, shown in FIG. 3 may bemade of a polyester black nylon for durability while the front sections2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 are made of a more stylish material such as afaux crox leather. In at least one embodiment this is preferred both tosave on costs for the back section 20, and to provide a durable backsection, while providing an aesthetically pleasing front. There may bethin PVC piping provided for where sections 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 joinwith back section 20 on the perimeter of bag 1 or bag

The opening 1 a may have a width of about 3.5 inches to provide adequateroom for part of hanger 100 to protrude through the opening 1 a.

Although the invention has been described by reference to particularillustrative embodiments thereof, many changes and modifications of theinvention may become apparent to those skilled in the art withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention. It is thereforeintended to include within this patent all such changes andmodifications as may reasonably and properly be included within thescope of the present invention's contribution to the art.

I claim:
 1. A bag for storing one or more of clothing, wig, and hairextensions comprising: a first front top section and a second front topsection; a first front middle section and a second front middle section;a first front bottom section and a second front bottom section; a backsection; and a zipper; and wherein in a closed state the zipper isconfigured to join first front top section with the second front topsection; the first front middle section with the second front middlesection; and the first front bottom section with the second front bottomsection; wherein the first front top section is fixed to a first end ofthe first front middle section; wherein the second front top section isfixed to a first end of the second front middle section; wherein thefirst front middle section is fixed at a second end, opposite the firstend of the first front middle section, to the first front bottomsection; wherein the second front middle section is fixed at a secondend, opposite the first end of the second front middle section, to thesecond front bottom section; wherein the combination of the first andsecond front top sections, the first and second front middle sections,and the first and second front bottom sections, in the closed state, areconfigured to form an hourglass shape; and wherein the back section isfixed to the first and second front top sections, the first and secondfront middle sections, and the first and second front bottom sections,so that in the closed state the back section overlaps the first andsecond front top sections, the first and second front middle sections,and the first and second front bottom sections where the first andsecond front top sections, the first and second front middle sections,and the first and second front bottom sections are configured to formthe hourglass shape.
 2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the first frontmiddle section and the second front middle section are transparent; thefirst front top section and the second front top section are opaque; andthe first front bottom section and the second front bottom section areopaque.
 3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the back section is opaque.4. A method comprising the steps of: storing one or more of clothing,wig, and hair extensions in a bag; and afterwards putting the bag into aclosed state; and wherein the bag comprises: a first front top sectionand a second front top section; a first front middle section and asecond front middle section; a first front bottom section and a secondfront bottom section; a back section; and a zipper; and wherein in theclosed state the zipper is configured to join first front top sectionwith the second front top section; the first front middle section withthe second front middle section; and the first front bottom section withthe second front bottom section; wherein the first front top section isfixed to a first end of the first front middle section; wherein thesecond front top section is fixed to a first end of the second frontmiddle section; wherein the first front middle section is fixed at asecond end, opposite the first end of the first front middle section, tothe first front bottom section; wherein the second front middle sectionis fixed at a second end, opposite the first end of the second frontmiddle section, to the second front bottom section; wherein thecombination of the first and second front top sections, the first andsecond front middle sections, and the first and second front bottomsections, in the closed state, are configured to form an hourglassshape; and wherein the back section is fixed to the first and secondfront top sections, the first and second front middle sections, and thefirst and second front bottom sections, so that in the closed state theback section overlaps the first and second front top sections, the firstand second front middle sections, and the first and second front bottomsections where the first and second front top sections, the first andsecond front middle sections, and the first and second front bottomsections are configured to form the hourglass shape.
 5. The method ofclaim 4 wherein the first front middle section and the second frontmiddle section are transparent; the first front top section and thesecond front top section are opaque; and the first front bottom sectionand the second front bottom section are opaque.
 6. The method of claim 5wherein the back section is opaque.